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Showing posts with label Future Car. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Future Car. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

The fact is we live in an epoch when the most bold ideas and hypnotizes of any kind of fantasts might be turning into reality. We had been be a witnesses the appearance of computers, robots, mobile communication, and autos we even could not dream 20 or 30 years ago.



Here's another one invention from the world of unlimited conceptual design: the Cadillac World Thorium Fuel concept, also known as the Cadillac WTF. The main peculiarity of this car of the future is a nuclear fuel powering batteries that would power the car. It’s interesting that the car has 24 wheels and each wheel has its own induction motor. "The vehicle would require the tires to be adjusted every five years, but no material would need to be added or subtracted." says creator of the phenomena, Loren Kulesus.



It looks great, but I have a question. What one should do in case of such car collisions, I mean nuclear reactor (or generator) that is there, at the back:-) of the vehicle?

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Lotus Eco Elise

First of all the fact is Henry Ford experimented with hemp to build car bodies. He wanted to build and fuel cars from farm products. It is known that now BMW is experimenting with hemp materials in automobiles as part of an effort to make cars more recyclable. Rudolph Diesel designed his engine to run on hemp oil. And there is the green car, Lotus Eco Elise wich body was made out of hemp. "This Eco Elise is a great example of the advanced and affordable green technologies Lotus is developing. We are at the cutting edge of environmental technology and are determined to push forward with our green agenda. The Lotus brand values of lightweight, fuel efficient, and high performance are more relevant today than they ever have been. We are keen to ensure that Lotus as a company and its products offer an ethical, green option that appeals to our customers". says Mike Kimberley, CEO of Group Lotus plc.



The project focuses on developments in:
Sustainable materials
Cleaner manufacturing processes
Renewable energy generation
Reducing carbon miles
Efficient driving techniques
Weight reduction

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Supercar Scorpion

Really it sounds great - a 200mph-plus supercar that takes 3.5 seconds to get to 60mph, and still gets 40 miles per gallon. I mean a new hybrid-powered sports car The Scorpion. The supercar also boasts a high performance V-6 engine, capable of delivering 289 hp, with an additional option for a 450 hp model.



Unlike other hydrogen vehicles, the Scorpion does not require a high pressure, on-board hydrogen storage tank or hydrogen fuelling station. And consequently, the system seems to tampering with the dark laws of thermodynamics.

New investors in Ronn Motors are currently being encouraged, via the company website. Ronn Maxwell of the company, says he expects to start deliveries in this year autumn, with no price announced so far.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Future Flying Cars.

The idea of flying car is not fresh at all. But usually we take it as an element of future, isn’t it? This summer, graduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have tryed to get an idea aloft that has intrigued people for decades: the flying car. So Transition flying car is promiced to be realizied by 2009-2010.
No complete prototype exists yet, but the company has a one-fifth scale wind tunnel model (along with computer simulations) and will use the $30,000 from the Lemelson prize to build something to show off at the Oshkosh show.

"We have a lot of confidence that if the interest is there, we can deliver this product," Dietrich said. "There is a huge amount of general interest, but the question is, is there a market for it?"
The Transition is designed for 100- to 500-mile jumps. It will carry two people and luggage on a single tank of premium unleaded gas. It will also come with an electric calculator (to help fine-tune weight distribution), airbags, aerodynamic bumpers and of course a GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation unit.

The company hopes to eventually have the vehicle classified so that it can be piloted with a light sport aircraft license. "We have a lot of confidence that if the interest is there, we can deliver this product," Dietrich said. "There is a huge amount of general interest, but the question is, is there a market for it?"

Friday, October 12, 2007

Future Car - Toyota


This is the specimen of Toyota's new concept. The care looks really like an automobile of future.